- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-hwg@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:50:21 -0700
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
FYI, may be of interest to those of you who were following the Ann-Kynn debate. :) >Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:37:16 -0700 >To: hwg-announce@hwg.org >From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> >Subject: PRESS RELEASE: HWG Supports Web Standards Project > > HTML WRITERS GUILD SUPPORTS WEB STANDARDS PROJECT > >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kynn Bartlett, VP Marketing >August 10, 1998 1:00 PM PDT (909) 607-7771, kynn@hwg.org >Carmel Valley, CA Ann Navarro, VP Finance > (831) 659-8311, ann@hwg.org > >Web designers shouldn't have to waste 20% of their time just because >the browser makers can't follow standards. That's the message the >HTML Writers Guild, the world's largest organization of web authors, >is sending to Microsoft, Netscape, and other software publishers by >supporting the Web Standards Project. > >The Web Standards Project is a collective effort by leading web >designers and concerned end users dedicated to halting the >fragmentation of the web by persuading browser makers to conform to >the established web standards. > >"All members of the HWG can benefit from the efforts of the Web >Standards Project," said Ann Navarro, HWG Vice President of Finance >and a founding member of the WSP. "Web developers and students >of HTML spend quite a bit of time learning the quirks of each >browser, and which features of established standards are or are >not supported. That time, effort, and expense could be better >used learning new skills, enhancing current projects, or creating >new content." > >"Support for web standards is long, long overdue," said Joe Cline, >HWG President. "The WSP's goals mesh well with the mission of the >Guild: providing education on the current state of affairs on the >Web, and encouraging compliance with the standards set by the >World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)." > >The Guild is a strong supporter of the W3C's standards, recently >mandating the use of HTML 4.0 and CSS2 on the HWG website, and >encouraging standards compliance by Guild members. In addition, >the Guild is a strong proponent of universal accessibility in web >design. > >Browsers play a critical role in authoring accessible pages, >according to the results of the Guild's recently concluded >Accessibility Guidelines Implementation (AGI) project. > >"We had more than fifty web designers exploring the issue of >designing with accessibility for disabled users," said Kynn >Bartlett, HWG Vice President of Marketing and Outreach, and AGI >project coordinator. "They identified 'better accessibility >support in browsers' as the biggest single factor that could lead >to better usability for everyone. The browser companies need to >get on the ball and support the accessibility features in HTML >4.0 and CSS2." > >The HTML Writers Guild plans to educate and inform their members >about the Web Standards Project, and how they can get involved >with the WSP's efforts. > >"The Guild's membership in the W3C gives the average web author >representation in the standards creation process; our involvement >in the WSP encourages our members to help with the next step: >Compliance with those standards," explained Charlotte Crothers, >HWG Vice President of Member Education. > > -##- > >About the HWG: >The HTML Writers Guild represents a membership of over 70,000 web >designers in 130 nations, and is an active participant in the >World Wide Web Consortium, the international organization that >sets the standards for the web. HWG projects include mailing >lists for members, online classes, and extensive web development >resources. The Guild's website is http://www.hwg.org/. > >About the Web Standards Project: >The WSP's primary objective is to advance the Web development >industry, by bringing attention to the existing and potential >problems involved with browser incapatibility. The coalition urges >browser manufactures to use open standards and support existing >W3C standards. The WSP's website is http://www.webstandards.org/. > >**** >HWG-Announce is a one-way list for official HTML Writers Guild announcements. >Please see http://www.hwg.org/lists/hwg-announce/ for more information. > > -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@hwg.org> Vice President, Marketing and Outreach, HTML Writers Guild http://www.hwg.org
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